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Continental Mabor Adds 215 Operationals at Famalicão to Hit a 3,200-Worker Record — Lousado Tyre Plant Marks 80 Years of Production and 36 Years Inside Continental as a FORAVE Skills Memorandum Lands

Continental Mabor Adds 215 Operationals at Famalicão to Hit a 3,200-Worker Record — Lousado Tyre Plant Marks 80 Years of Production and 36 Years Inside Continental as a FORAVE Skills Memorandum Lands

Continental Mabor confirmed 215 new Lousado hires in the first half of 2026 — workforce climbs to 3,200, an all-time Famalicão record — as Pedro Carreira marks 80 years of tyre production and 36 years inside Continental AG and signs a FORAVE skills memorandum with the Câmara Municipal.
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166,339 Candidates Sit National Secondary-School Exams From 16-26 June Across 340,382 Papers and 25 Disciplines — Portuguese 12th-Year and Economics A 11th-Year Headline Day One as 93,596 Aim for 20 July Higher-Education Competition

166,339 Candidates Sit National Secondary-School Exams From 16-26 June Across 340,382 Papers and 25 Disciplines — Portuguese 12th-Year and Economics A 11th-Year Headline Day One as 93,596 Aim for 20 July Higher-Education Competition

Eleven working days, 25 disciplines, 340,382 papers — the 2026 National Secondary-School Exams open 09:30 Monday with Portuguese 12th-year as 166,339 candidates sit the first phase, 93,596 of them aiming at the 20 July National Higher-Education Access Competition.
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DECIR Charlie Mobilises 13,335 Operationals, 2,969 Vehicles and 78 Aerial Means for 15–30 June Window — IPMA Yellow Heat Alert Holds Across All 18 Mainland Districts and Air Force Black Hawks Debut on Rural-Fire Mission

DECIR Charlie Mobilises 13,335 Operationals, 2,969 Vehicles and 78 Aerial Means for 15–30 June Window — IPMA Yellow Heat Alert Holds Across All 18 Mainland Districts and Air Force Black Hawks Debut on Rural-Fire Mission

DECIR Charlie steps to 13,335 operationals, 2,265 teams, 2,969 vehicles and 78 aerial means for 15-30 June, with two Air Force Black Hawks joining the rural-fire mission for the first time as IPMA holds yellow heat warning across all 18 mainland districts and Friday peaks toward 40°C.
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ECB Delivers First Rate Hike Since 2023, Lifts Deposit Facility 25bp to 2.25% on Unanimous Vote — European Stability Mechanism Flags Portugal's Energy-Import Exposure, PRR Slippage and Storm Damage Same Day

ECB Delivers First Rate Hike Since 2023, Lifts Deposit Facility 25bp to 2.25% on Unanimous Vote — European Stability Mechanism Flags Portugal's Energy-Import Exposure, PRR Slippage and Storm Damage Same Day

ECB ends its 33-month pause with a 25bp lift to a 2.25% deposit facility, framed by Lagarde as a 'warning signal' against re-accelerating inflation, while the ESM's same-day annual report flags Portuguese energy dependence, PRR slippage and storm damage as 2026 risk triggers.
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